CN109780642B - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a dehumidifier, comprising: a water tank defining an accommodation space; the connector male end assembly is arranged on the water tank and comprises a connector male end, and a first end part of the connector male end is communicated with the accommodating space; the middle partition board and the joint female end are arranged on the middle partition board, and the second end part of the joint male end is connected with the first connecting end part of the joint female end. According to the dehumidifier provided by the invention, the joint female end is directly arranged on the middle partition plate, and is not required to be arranged on the mounting seat, so that the mounting seat is omitted, the cost of the dehumidifier is reduced, and the assembly efficiency of the dehumidifier is improved.

Description

Dehumidifier

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioning, in particular to a dehumidifier.

Background

The current dehumidifier, it is arranged in the condensed water of drainage water tank connect female end through the mount pad fixed, the mount pad for realizing with the assembly of dehumidifier base, be provided with complicated mounting structure on the mount pad, for example, for realizing the assembly of mount pad and base, be equipped with on the mount pad for example, the via hole, the mounting groove, buckle portion, connecting portion etc. lead to the mount pad structure complicacy, dehumidifier with high costs, assembly efficiency is low.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art.

To this end, the present invention aims to provide a dehumidifier.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a dehumidifier, including: a water tank defining an accommodation space; the connector male end assembly is arranged on the water tank and comprises a connector male end, the connector male end comprises a first end and a second end which are opposite and communicated, and the first end is communicated with the accommodating space; the middle partition plate and the joint female end are arranged on the middle partition plate, the joint female end comprises a first connecting end part and a second connecting end part which are opposite and communicated, and the second end part is connected with the first connecting end part.

According to the dehumidifier provided by the technical scheme of the invention, the accommodating space is used for accommodating condensed water generated during the operation of the dehumidifier, and the joint male end is connected with the joint female end, so that the joint female end is communicated with the accommodating space, and the condensed water in the accommodating space is discharged through the joint male end and the joint female end in sequence.

According to the application, the joint female end is directly arranged on the middle partition plate, and is not required to be arranged on the mounting seat, so that the mounting seat is omitted, the cost of the dehumidifier is reduced, and the assembly efficiency of the dehumidifier is improved.

In addition, the dehumidifier provided by the technical scheme of the invention has the following additional technical characteristics:

in the above technical scheme, the connector male end assembly comprises a bracket, the bracket is arranged on the water tank, and the connector male end is arranged on the bracket.

The joint male end is arranged on the water tank through the bracket, so that the joint male end is fixed on the water tank. The water tank comprises a water tank body and a water tank cover arranged on the water tank body in a covering manner, and the bracket can be arranged on the water tank cover, so that the joint male end assembly is arranged at the top of the water tank.

The joint male end is arranged on the support, and can be fixedly connected or detachably connected with the support. For example, the male end of the connector is snapped into engagement with the bracket or attached by fasteners or bonded or welded.

In any of the above technical solutions, the bracket is detachably connected with the water tank.

When the water tank needs to be cleaned or the joint male end assembly needs to be maintained or replaced, the bracket can be detached from the water tank, and the operation is convenient.

In any of the above technical solutions, the bracket includes a bracket body and a connection portion, the bracket body is connected with the water tank through the connection portion, and the connection portion is located outside the accommodating space; the water tank is characterized in that a first clamping part is arranged on the outer wall surface of the water tank, a second clamping part matched with the first clamping part is arranged on the connecting part, and the first clamping part is matched with the second clamping part, so that the water tank is clamped with the bracket, or the water tank is in threaded connection with the connecting part, or the water tank is connected with the connecting part through a screw or a bolt.

In order to further improve the convenience that connecting portion assembled on the water tank or detached from the water tank, connecting portion set up in accommodation space's outside to can dismantle with the outer wall surface of the lateral wall of water tank body and be connected. For example, the connecting part is provided with a second clamping part, the outer wall surface of the side wall of the water tank body is provided with a first clamping part, one of the first clamping part and the second clamping part is a clamping groove, and the other is a buckle matched with the buckle.

In any of the above technical solutions, the connector male end assembly includes: the first water inlet pipe, the one end of first water inlet pipe with connect the public end of joint first end portion is connected, the other end of first water inlet pipe is located accommodation space is interior, connects the public end and is linked together with accommodation space through first water inlet pipe.

In any of the above technical solutions, the support comprises a support body, a mounting hole is formed in the water tank, the support body at least partially stretches into the accommodating space through the mounting hole, a limiting portion is arranged on the support body, and the first water inlet pipe is limited in the limiting portion.

The support body sets up on the water tank, and the support body extends along the length direction of first inlet tube, and first inlet tube setting is on the support body, for realizing the location to first inlet tube, prevents that first inlet tube from rocking for accommodation space, is equipped with spacing portion on the support body, and first inlet tube is spacing in spacing portion. The spacing portion can be a plurality of archs that are equipped with on the support body, and a plurality of archs are located the relative both sides of first inlet tube respectively, and first inlet tube is spacing between a plurality of archs.

In any of the above technical solutions, the other end of the first water inlet pipe is connected with a filtering piece.

The upper end of first inlet tube is connected with the joint male end, and the lower extreme of first inlet tube is located accommodation space's bottom, for preventing impurity in the comdenstion water entering water pump, blocks the water pump, influences the life of water pump, is connected with the filter at the lower extreme of first inlet tube. The filter member may be, but is not limited to, a filter screen, which is sleeved at the lower end of the first water inlet pipe.

In any of the above technical solutions, the second end of the male end of the connector and the first connection end of the female end of the connector may be connected in a pluggable manner, and a sealing element is disposed between the second end of the male end of the connector and the first connection end of the female end of the connector.

The first connecting end part of the joint female end is sleeved outside the other end part of the joint male end or the other end part of the joint male end is sleeved outside the first connecting end part of the joint female end, and the other end part of the joint male end is connected with the first connecting end part of the joint female end in a pluggable manner, so that connection and disassembly between the joint male end and the joint female end are facilitated. And a sealing piece is arranged between the other end part of the joint male end and the first connecting end part of the joint female end, so that the sealing between the joint male end and the joint female end is realized. The seal may be, but is not limited to, a seal ring.

The number of the sealing members may be one or more, and when the number of the sealing members is plural, the plurality of sealing members are disposed in order along the flow direction of the water flow.

In any of the above solutions, the first connection end portion of the female connector is sleeved on the outer side of the second end portion of the male connector, a sealing groove for accommodating the sealing member is provided on the inner side of the first connection end portion of the female connector or the outer side of the second end portion of the male connector, a release-stopping member is provided on the inner side of the first connection end portion of the female connector or the outer side of the second end portion of the male connector, the sealing member is limited between the release-stopping member and the sealing groove, the sealing member is at least partially located in the sealing groove, the release-stopping member may be a clamp spring, the clamp spring is provided at the front end of the female connector, wherein, in the flow direction of water flow in the female connector, the front end and the rear end of the female connector are sequentially provided, the release-stopping member may be a limit protrusion formed by inward protrusion of the inner wall surface of the first connection end portion of the female connector or a limit protrusion formed by outward protrusion of the outer wall surface of the male connector; or the second end of the joint male end is sleeved on the outer side of the first connecting end of the joint female end, a sealing groove for accommodating the sealing element is formed on the inner side of the second end of the joint male end or the outer side of the first connecting end of the joint female end, a disengagement-preventing piece is arranged on the inner side of the second end of the joint male end or the outer side of the first connecting end of the joint female end, the sealing piece is limited between the disengagement-preventing piece and the sealing groove, the sealing piece is at least partially positioned in the sealing groove, the disengagement-preventing piece can be a clamp spring, the clamp spring is arranged at the front end of the joint male end, the front end and the rear end of the joint male end are sequentially arranged along the flowing direction of water flow in the joint male end, and the disengagement-preventing piece can also be a limiting bulge formed by inward bulge of the inner wall surface of the other end of the joint male end or a limiting bulge formed by outward bulge of the outer wall surface of the joint female end.

In any of the above technical solutions, the first connection end portion of the female connector is sleeved outside the second end portion of the male connector, a first guiding inclined plane is formed on the second end portion of the male connector, the anti-disengagement member is located between the second end portion of the male connector and the first connection end portion of the female connector, a second guiding inclined plane adapted to the first guiding inclined plane is formed on the anti-disengagement member, the first guiding inclined plane and the second guiding inclined plane are arranged, so that the male connector can be smoothly inserted into the female connector, the first guiding inclined plane is formed by inward inclination of the outer wall surface of the other end portion of the male connector in the direction of the male connector, the anti-disengagement member is sleeved outside the other end portion of the male connector, and the inner wall surface of the anti-disengagement member is inclined inwards in the direction of the male connector in the direction of the female connector; or the second end of the joint male end is sleeved on the outer side of the first connecting end of the joint female end, a first guiding inclined plane is arranged on the first connecting end of the joint female end, the anti-falling piece is positioned between the second end of the joint male end and the first connecting end of the joint female end, a second guiding inclined plane matched with the first guiding inclined plane is arranged on the anti-falling piece, the first guiding inclined plane and the second guiding inclined plane are arranged, so that the joint male end can be smoothly inserted into the joint female end, the first guiding inclined plane is formed by inwards inclining the outer wall surface of the first connecting end of the joint female end along the direction of inserting the joint female end into the joint male end, the anti-falling piece is sleeved on the outer side of the first connecting end of the joint female end, and the inner wall surface of the anti-falling piece is inwards inclined along the direction of inserting the joint female end into the joint male end.

In any of the above technical solutions, the sealing member is in interference fit with the second end of the connector male end, so as to improve the tightness between the sealing member and the connector male end; and/or, the sealing element is in interference fit with the first connecting end part of the joint female end, so that the tightness between the sealing element and the joint female end is improved.

When the first connection end part of the joint female end is sleeved outside the other end part of the joint male end, the sealing element is arranged between the first connection end part of the joint female end and the other end part of the joint male end, specifically, the sealing element is positioned inside the first connection end part of the joint female end and sleeved outside the other end part of the joint male end. When the other end part of the joint male end is sleeved outside the first connecting end part of the joint female end, the sealing element is arranged between the first connecting end part of the joint female end and the other end part of the joint male end, specifically, the sealing element is positioned inside the other end part of the joint male end and sleeved outside the first connecting end part of the joint female end.

In any of the above technical solutions, the first connection end portion of the connector female end is sleeved outside the second end portion of the connector male end, the sealing member is annular, a difference between an outer diameter of the second end portion of the connector male end and an inner diameter of the sealing member is 0.5mm±0.3mm, and a difference between an inner diameter of the first connection end portion of the connector female end and an outer diameter of the sealing member is 0.5mm±0.3mm; or the second end part of the joint male end is sleeved on the outer side of the first connecting end part of the joint female end, the sealing element is annular, the difference between the outer diameter of the first connecting end part of the joint female end and the inner diameter of the sealing element is 0.5mm plus or minus 0.3mm, and the difference between the inner diameter of the second end part of the joint male end and the outer diameter of the sealing element is 0.5mm plus or minus 0.3mm.

In any of the above technical solutions, the first connection end of the connector female end is in clearance fit with the second end of the connector male end, so that the first connection end of the connector female end is conveniently inserted into the other end of the connector male end or the other end of the connector male end is conveniently inserted into the first connection end of the connector female end.

In any of the above technical solutions, the first connection end portion of the connector female end is sleeved outside the second end portion of the connector male end, and a difference between an inner diameter of the first connection end portion of the connector female end and an outer diameter of the second end portion of the connector male end is 0.5mm±0.3mm; or the second end part of the joint male end is sleeved outside the first connecting end part of the joint female end, and the difference value between the inner diameter of the second end part of the joint male end and the outer diameter of the first connecting end part of the joint female end is 0.5mm plus or minus 0.3mm.

In any of the above technical solutions, the dehumidifier includes: the water pump is arranged on the middle partition plate, a second water inlet pipe is connected between the water pump and the second connecting end part of the joint female end, and the water pump is used for pumping out water in the accommodating space.

The water pump is connected with a drain pipe, and when the water pump pumps water, condensed water in the accommodating space is discharged out of the dehumidifier through the filter element, the first water inlet pipe, the male end of the connector, the female end of the connector, the second water inlet pipe, the water pump and the drain pipe.

In any of the above technical solutions, the dehumidifier includes: the dehumidifier comprises a shell, wherein the middle partition plate is positioned in the shell and divides the space in the shell into a water tank area and a non-water tank area, the heat exchanger of the dehumidifier is positioned in the non-water tank area, and the water tank can be detachably arranged in the water tank area.

Further, the non-tank region is located above the tank region, the heat exchanger is located above the intermediate baffle, the compressor and the tank are located below the intermediate baffle, and the intermediate baffle supports the heat exchanger. The water tank can be detachably arranged in the water tank area, so that the water tank can be conveniently pushed into the water tank area or pulled out of the water tank area.

In any of the above technical solutions, the middle partition plate is provided with a water receiving tray, and the heat exchanger is located above the water receiving tray.

The water receiving disc is positioned below the heat exchanger to receive condensed water generated by the heat exchanger. Further, the water pan is located directly below the heat exchanger.

In any of the above technical solutions, the water receiving tray defines a water collecting tank, a drainage joint communicated with the water collecting tank is arranged on the middle partition board, a switch for opening or closing the drainage joint is arranged on the drainage joint, and a water outlet for communicating the water collecting tank with the accommodating space is further arranged on the middle partition board.

The local area of the water receiving disc is concaved downwards to form a water collecting tank, a switch is arranged on the water draining joint, and a standby drain pipe is also connected on the water draining joint. When the switch is turned on, condensed water in the water collecting tank can be discharged through the water discharging joint and the standby water discharging pipe in sequence. When the switch is closed, the condensed water in the water collecting tank cannot be discharged through the drainage connector, the bottom of the drainage port is higher than the drainage connector, when the amount of the condensed water in the water collecting tank reaches a certain amount, the condensed water in the water collecting tank flows into the accommodating space of the water tank through the drainage port, and is discharged through the male end and the female end of the connector under the action of the water pump. Under normal conditions, the switch is in a closed state, condensed water in the water collecting tank flows into the accommodating space of the water tank through the water outlet, the switch can be a plug which can be inserted and pulled out and is arranged in the drainage connector, when the plug is pulled out, the drainage connector is opened, and when the plug plugs the drainage connector, the drainage connector is closed.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a female end of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of another view of a female end of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of FIG. 2 in the direction A-A;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the female end of the connector shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a first view of a connector male assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure in the direction B-B in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a second view of a connector male end assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a third view of a connector male end assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of an assembled structure of a middle separator plate, a water pump and a female end of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention from a first view;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of an assembled structure of a middle separator plate, a water pump and a female end of a connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a water tank and a male end assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention from a first perspective;

FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of FIG. 11 taken in the direction C-C;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a second view of the assembly structure of the tank and the male end assembly of the connector according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a third view of the assembly structure of the tank and the male end assembly of the connector according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of a first view of an assembled structure of a water tank and a middle partition according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 15 in section D-D;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion E of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view showing a second view of an assembled structure of a water tank and a middle partition according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 19 is a schematic view of a process for removing a water tank and a middle partition according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the E-E of FIG. 19.

The correspondence between the reference numerals and the component names in fig. 1 to 20 is:

1a water tank, 11a containing space, 12 a mounting hole, 13a first clamping part, 14 a water tank body, 15 a water tank cover, 21 a joint female end, 211 a first connecting end, 212 a second connecting end, 213 a sealing groove, 22 a middle partition plate, 221 a water collecting tank, 222 a drainage joint, 223 a water outlet, 224 a water collecting tray, 3a joint male end component, 31 a joint male end, 311 a first end, 312 a second end, 313 a first guiding inclined plane, 32 a bracket, 321 a bracket body, 322 a connecting part, 323 a second clamping part, 324 a limiting part, 325 a limiting groove, 4a first water inlet pipe, 5a second water inlet pipe, 6a filtering piece, 7a sealing piece, 8a stopping piece, 82 a second guiding inclined plane, 9 screws and 10a water pump.

Detailed Description

In order that the above-recited objects, features and advantages of the present application will be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the application will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings and appended detailed description. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present application and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, but the present invention may be practiced otherwise than as described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

A dehumidifier according to some embodiments of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 20.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a dehumidifier including: the water tank 1, the joint male end assembly 3, the joint female end 21 and the middle partition 22. As shown in fig. 11 and 12, the water tank 1 defines an accommodation space 11; as shown in fig. 13 and 14, the connector male end assembly 3 is provided on the water tank 1, the connector male end assembly 3 includes a connector male end 31, and a first end 311 of the connector male end 31 communicates with the accommodation space 11; as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the connector female end 21 is disposed on the septum 22, and as shown in fig. 15 to 18, the second end 312 of the connector male end 31 is connected to the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21.

In the dehumidifier provided by the embodiment of the invention, the accommodating space 11 is used for accommodating condensed water generated during the operation of the dehumidifier, the joint male end 31 is connected with the joint female end 21, so that the joint female end 21 is communicated with the accommodating space 11, and the condensed water in the accommodating space 11 is discharged to the outside of the dehumidifier through the joint male end 31 and the joint female end 21 in sequence. The first end 311 and the second end 312 are disposed opposite to each other and communicate with each other, and the first connection end 211 and the second connection end 212 are disposed opposite to each other and communicate with each other, so that condensed water in the water tank 1 is discharged from the first end 311, the second end 312, the first connection end 211, and the second connection end 212 in this order.

In the application, the joint female end 21 is directly arranged on the middle partition 22, and is not required to be arranged on the mounting seat, so that the mounting seat is omitted, the cost of the dehumidifier is reduced, and the assembly efficiency of the dehumidifier is improved.

Embodiment one:

A dehumidifier, comprising: the water tank 1, the joint male end assembly 3, the joint female end 21 and the middle partition 22. The water tank 1 defines an accommodation space 11; the joint male end assembly 3 is arranged on the water tank 1, the joint male end assembly 3 comprises a joint male end 31, and a first end 311 of the joint male end 31 is communicated with the accommodating space 11; the female connector end 21 is disposed on the septum 22, and the second end 312 of the male connector end 31 is connected to the first connecting end 211 of the female connector end 21.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the connector male end assembly 3 includes a bracket 32, the bracket 32 is provided on the water tank 1, and the connector male end 31 is provided on the bracket 32.

As shown in fig. 13 and 14, the joint male end 31 is provided on the water tank 1 through the bracket 32, thereby achieving fixation of the joint male end 31 on the water tank 1. The water tank 1 includes a tank body 14 and a tank cover 15 provided on the tank body 14, and a bracket 32 may be provided on the tank cover 15 so that the joint male end assembly 3 is provided on the top of the water tank 1.

The connector male end 31 is disposed on the bracket 32, and the connector male end 31 can be fixedly connected or detachably connected with the bracket 32. For example, the male connector end 31 is snapped or connected by fasteners or bonded or welded to the bracket 32. As shown in fig. 5, the male connector end 31 is secured to the bracket by screws 9.

In some embodiments, the bracket 32 is removably connected to the tank 1.

When the water tank 1 needs to be cleaned or the joint male end assembly 3 needs to be maintained or replaced, the bracket 32 can be detached from the water tank 1, and the operation is convenient.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the bracket 32 includes a bracket body 321 and a connection part 322, the bracket body 321 is connected to the connection part 322 and is connected to the water tank 1 through the connection part 322, and the connection part 322 is located outside the receiving space 11; as shown in fig. 12, the outer wall surface of the water tank 1 is provided with a first engaging portion 13, the connecting portion 322 is provided with a second engaging portion 323 which is adapted to the first engaging portion 13, and the first engaging portion 13 and the second engaging portion 323 are engaged with each other to engage the water tank 1 with the bracket 32.

To further improve the convenience of the coupling portion 322 being assembled to the tank 1 or disassembled from the tank 1, the coupling portion 322 is disposed at the outer side of the receiving space 11 and detachably coupled with the outer wall surface of the sidewall of the tank body 14. For example, the connecting portion 322 is provided with a second engaging portion 323, the outer wall surface of the side wall of the tank body 14 is provided with a first engaging portion 13, one of the first engaging portion 13 and the second engaging portion 323 is a slot, and the other is a buckle adapted to the buckle. It will be appreciated that the water tank 1 and the connection portion 322 may be screw-coupled, or the water tank 1 and the connection portion 322 may be screw-or bolt-coupled.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 11 and 12, the connector male end assembly 3 includes: the first inlet tube 4, the one end of first inlet tube 4 is connected with the first tip 311 of the public end 31 of joint, and the other end of first inlet tube 4 is located accommodation space 11, and the public end 31 of joint is linked together with accommodation space 11 through first inlet tube 4.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 12, the bracket 32 includes a bracket body 321, the water tank 1 is provided with a mounting hole 12, the bracket body 321 at least partially stretches into the accommodating space 11 through the mounting hole 12, the bracket body 321 is provided with a limiting portion 324, and the first water inlet pipe 4 is limited in the limiting portion 324.

The support body 321 sets up on water tank 1, and support body 321 extends along the length direction of first inlet tube 4, and first inlet tube 4 sets up on support body 321, for realizing the location to first inlet tube 4, prevents that first inlet tube 4 from rocking for accommodation space 11, is equipped with spacing hole 325 on the support body 321, is equipped with spacing portion 324 on the pore wall in spacing hole 325, and first inlet tube 4 is spacing in spacing portion 324. The limiting portion 324 may be a plurality of protrusions on the bracket body 321, where the protrusions are located on two opposite sides of the first water inlet pipe 4, and the first water inlet pipe 4 is limited between the protrusions.

The joint male end assembly 3 may or may not be sealed with the water tank 1.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, a filter 6 is connected to the other end of the first water inlet pipe 4.

The upper end of first inlet tube 4 is connected with joint male end 31, and the lower extreme of first inlet tube 4 is located the bottom of accommodation space 11, for preventing impurity in the comdenstion water entering water pump 10, blocks water pump 10, influences water pump 10's life, is connected with filter 6 at first inlet tube 4's lower extreme. The filter member 6 may be, but is not limited to, a filter screen, which is sleeved on the lower end of the first water inlet pipe 4.

The joint male end assembly 3 is detachably connected with the water tank 1 through the connecting part, so that when the filter piece 6 needs to be cleaned, the joint male end assembly 3 can be taken out of the water tank 1 without disassembling the water tank 1.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 17, the second end 312 of the connector male end 31 is connected to the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 in a pluggable manner, and a seal 7 is provided between the second end 312 of the connector male end 31 and the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21.

The first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 is sleeved outside the second end 312 of the connector male end 31, and the second end 312 of the connector male end 31 is connected with the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 in a pluggable manner, so that connection and disassembly between the connector male end 31 and the connector female end 21 are facilitated. A sealing element 7 is arranged between the second end 312 of the joint male end 31 and the first connecting end 211 of the joint female end 21, so that the sealing between the joint male end 31 and the joint female end 21 is realized. The seal 7 may be, but is not limited to, a sealing ring. The separation of the partition 22 from the tank is illustrated in fig. 19 and 20, in which the male end of the connector is separated from the female end of the connector.

The number of the sealing members 7 may be one or more, and when the number of the sealing members 7 is plural, the plurality of sealing members 7 are disposed in order along the flow direction of the water flow.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, 2,3 and 4, a sealing groove 213 for accommodating the sealing member 7 is provided on the inner side of the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 or the outer side of the second end 312 of the connector male end 31, a retaining member 8 is provided on the inner side of the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 or the outer side of the second end 312 of the connector male end 31, the sealing member 7 is limited between the retaining member 8 and the sealing groove 213, the sealing member 7 is at least partially located in the sealing groove 213, the retaining member 8 may be a snap spring, the snap spring is provided on the front end of the connector female end 21, wherein the front end and the rear end of the connector female end 21 are sequentially provided along the flow direction of water in the connector female end 21, and the retaining member 8 may also be a limiting protrusion formed by an inner wall surface of the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 protruding inwards or a limiting protrusion formed by an outer wall surface of the connector male end 31 protruding outwards. As shown in fig. 17, the number of the sealing elements is two, the sealing elements are O-rings, the two O-rings are arranged in the first inner ring of the joint female end side by side, and the clamping springs are arranged at the front ends of the O-rings and the joint female end.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 17, the second end 312 of the male connector 31 is provided with a first guiding inclined plane 313, the anti-release member 8 is located between the second end 312 of the male connector 31 and the first connecting end 211 of the female connector 21, the anti-release member 8 is provided with a second guiding inclined plane 82 matched with the first guiding inclined plane 313, the first guiding inclined plane 313 and the second guiding inclined plane 82 are arranged to enable the male connector 31 to be smoothly inserted into the female connector 21, the outer wall surface of the second end 312 of the male connector 31 is inclined inwards to form the first guiding inclined plane 313 along the direction of the male connector 31 inserted into the female connector 21, the anti-release member 8 is sleeved outside the second end 312 of the male connector 31, and the inner wall surface of the anti-release member 8 is inclined inwards along the direction of the male connector 31 inserted into the female connector 21.

In some embodiments, the seal 7 is an interference fit with the second end 312 of the connector male end 31, improving the tightness between the seal 7 and the connector male end 31; the sealing element 7 is in interference fit with the first connecting end 211 of the joint female end 21, so that the tightness between the sealing element 7 and the joint female end 21 is improved.

The seal 7 is disposed between the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 and the second end 312 of the connector male end 31, specifically, the seal 7 is located inside the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 and sleeved outside the second end 312 of the connector male end 31.

In some embodiments, the seal 7 is annular in shape, and the difference between the outer diameter A1 of the second end 312 of the male end 31 of the connector and the inner diameter C2 of the seal 7 is 0.5mm±0.3mm, i.e., a1—c2=0.5mm±0.3mm, and the difference between the inner diameter D2 of the first connecting end 211 of the female end 21 of the connector and the outer diameter C1 of the seal 7 is 0.5mm±0.3mm, i.e., c1_d2=0.5mm±0.3mm.

In some embodiments, the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 is a clearance fit with the second end 312 of the connector male end 31, facilitating insertion of the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 into the second end 312 of the connector male end 31.

In some embodiments, the difference between the inner diameter D1 of the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 and the outer diameter A1 of the second end 312 of the connector male end 31 is 0.5mm±0.3mm, i.e., d1—a1=0.5 mm±0.3mm.

In some embodiments, a dehumidifier includes: the water pump 10, as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the water pump 10 is disposed on the middle partition 22, the second water inlet pipe 5 is connected between the water pump 10 and the second connection end 212 of the connector female end 21, and the water pump 10 is used for pumping out the condensed water in the accommodating space 11.

The water pump 10 is connected with a drain pipe, and when the water pump 10 pumps water, condensed water in the accommodating space 11 is discharged out of the dehumidifier through the filter element 6, the first water inlet pipe 4, the joint male end 31, the joint female end 21, the second water inlet pipe 5, the water pump 10 and the drain pipe.

In some embodiments, a dehumidifier includes: in the case, the middle partition 22 is located in the case and divides the space in the case into a water tank area and a non-water tank area, the heat exchanger of the dehumidifier is located in the non-water tank area, and the water tank can be detachably disposed in the water tank area.

Further, the non-tank region is located above the tank region, the heat exchanger is located above the intermediate baffle 22, the compressor and the tank 1 are located below the intermediate baffle 22, and the intermediate baffle 22 supports the heat exchanger. The water tank 1 is detachably provided in the water tank 1 area so that the water tank 1 can be easily pushed into the water tank 1 area or pulled out from the water tank 1 area.

Further, the water tank is disposed on the septum 22 and is removably connected to the septum 22, such as by a snap fit or by a fastener to the septum 22.

The female end of the connector is fixed to the middle partition 22, and the female end of the connector and the middle partition 22 may be fixedly connected or detachably connected, for example, the female end of the connector is adhered to the middle partition 22, or the female end of the connector is fixed to the middle partition 22 by a fastener, or the female end of the connector is in threaded connection with the middle partition 22. Further, the middle partition 22 is provided with a receiving hole adapted to the female end of the connector, and the female end of the connector is located in the receiving hole.

Further, a water receiving tray 224 is arranged on the middle partition 22, and the heat exchanger is positioned above the water receiving tray 224.

The water pan 224 is located below the heat exchanger to receive condensed water generated by the heat exchanger. Further, the water pan 224 is located directly below the heat exchanger.

Further, the water receiving tray 224 defines a water collecting tank 221, a drain connector 222 and a drain outlet 223 are provided on the partition 22, which are communicated with the water collecting tank 221, a switch for opening or closing the drain connector 222 is provided on the drain connector 222, and the drain outlet 223 is communicated with the accommodation space 11.

The water collecting tray 224 has water collecting tank 221 in the lower part, water draining joint 222 with switch and spare water draining pipe connected to the water draining joint 222. When the switch is turned on, condensed water in the water collecting tank 221 may be sequentially discharged through the drain joint 222 and the spare drain pipe. When the switch is turned off, condensed water in the water collecting tank 221 cannot be discharged through the drain connector 222, the bottom of the drain outlet 223 is higher than the drain connector 222, and when the amount of condensed water in the water collecting tank 221 reaches a certain amount of water, the condensed water in the water collecting tank 221 flows into the accommodating space 11 of the water tank 1 through the drain outlet 223, and is discharged through the connector male end 31 and the connector female end under the action of the water pump 10. Normally, the switch is in a closed state, condensed water in the water collecting tank 221 flows into the accommodating space 11 of the water tank 1 through the water outlet 223, the switch may be a plug provided in the drain connector 222 so as to be able to be inserted and pulled out, the drain connector 222 is opened when the plug is pulled out, and the drain connector 222 is closed when the plug plugs the drain connector 222.

Wherein the drain opening 223 may be located above the drain connector 222, namely: the bottom of the drain opening 223 is higher than the drain connector 222, and it is understood that the drain opening 223 may be located below the drain connector 222 or at the same height as the drain connector 222.

Embodiment two:

Unlike the first embodiment, the second end 312 of the male connector 31 is sleeved on the outer side of the first connecting end 211 of the female connector 21, the inner side of the second end 312 of the male connector 31 or the outer side of the first connecting end 211 of the female connector 21 is provided with a sealing groove 213 for accommodating the sealing member 7, the inner side of the second end 312 of the male connector 31 or the outer side of the first connecting end 211 of the female connector 21 is provided with a release stop member 8, the sealing member 7 is limited between the release stop member 8 and the sealing groove 213, the sealing member 7 is at least partially located in the sealing groove 213, the release stop member 8 can be a clamp spring, and the clamp spring is arranged at the front end of the male connector 31, wherein, along the flow direction of water flow in the male connector 31, the front end and the rear end of the male connector 31 are sequentially arranged, and the release stop member 8 can also be a limit protrusion formed by inward protrusion of the inner wall surface of the second end 312 of the male connector 31 or a limit protrusion formed by outward protrusion of the outer wall surface of the female connector 21.

The first connecting end 211 of the connector female end 21 is provided with a first guiding inclined plane 313, the anti-disengaging member 8 is located between the second end 312 of the connector male end 31 and the first connecting end 211 of the connector female end 21, the anti-disengaging member 8 is provided with a second guiding inclined plane 82 which is matched with the first guiding inclined plane 313, the first guiding inclined plane 313 and the second guiding inclined plane 82 are arranged, the connector male end 31 can be smoothly inserted into the connector female end 21, the outer wall surface of the first connecting end 211 of the connector female end 21 is inclined inwards to form the first guiding inclined plane 313 along the direction of inserting the connector female end 21 into the connector male end 31, the anti-disengaging member 8 is sleeved outside the first connecting end 211 of the connector female end 21, and the inner wall surface of the anti-disengaging member 8 is inclined inwards along the direction of inserting the connector female end 21 into the connector male end 31.

The seal 7 is disposed between the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 and the second end 312 of the connector male end 31, specifically, the seal 7 is located inside the second end 312 of the connector male end 31 and sleeved outside the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21.

The seal member 7 has a ring shape, and the difference between the outer diameter of the first connection end 211 of the joint female end 21 and the inner diameter of the seal member 7 is 0.5mm + -0.3 mm, and the difference between the inner diameter of the second end 312 of the joint male end 31 and the outer diameter of the seal member 7 is 0.5mm + -0.3 mm.

The first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21 is in clearance fit with the second end 312 of the connector male end 31, facilitating insertion of the second end 312 of the connector male end 31 into the first connection end 211 of the connector female end 21.

The difference between the inner diameter of the second end 312 of the connector male end 31 and the outer diameter of the first connecting end 211 of the connector female end 21 is 0.5mm + 0.3mm.

In summary, according to the dehumidifier provided by the embodiment of the invention, the water tank is a detachable part, and can be placed in the water tank area or taken out of the water tank area, when the water tank is arranged on the middle partition board, the joint male end is inserted into the joint female end, the sealing element has a sealing effect on the inner cavities of the joint male end and the joint female end, the reliability of water pump butt joint is realized, the installation seat is omitted, the dehumidifier is simple in structure, convenient to install, and the production efficiency is improved.

In the description of the present invention, the term "plurality" means two or more, unless explicitly specified and defined otherwise; unless specified or indicated otherwise, the terms "coupled," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly and are, for example, capable of being coupled either permanently or detachably, or integrally or electrically; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the description of the present specification, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or units referred to must have a specific direction, be configured and operated in a specific direction, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present specification, the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "particular embodiments," and the like, mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (15)

1. A dehumidifier, comprising:

A water tank defining an accommodation space;

the connector male end assembly is arranged on the water tank and comprises a connector male end, the connector male end comprises a first end and a second end which are opposite and communicated, and the first end is communicated with the accommodating space;

the middle partition plate and the joint female end are arranged on the middle partition plate, the joint female end comprises a first connecting end part and a second connecting end part which are opposite and communicated, and the second end part is connected with the first connecting end part;

The connector male end assembly comprises a bracket, the bracket is arranged on the water tank, and the connector male end is arranged on the bracket;

The bracket is detachably connected with the water tank;

The bracket comprises a bracket body and a connecting part, wherein the bracket body is connected with the water tank through the connecting part, and the connecting part is positioned outside the accommodating space;

The water tank is provided with a mounting hole, the support body at least partially stretches into the accommodating space through the mounting hole, the support body is provided with a limiting part, the joint male end assembly comprises a first water inlet pipe, and the first water inlet pipe is limited in the limiting part.

2. The dehumidifier of claim 1, wherein,

The water tank is characterized in that a first clamping part is arranged on the outer wall surface of the water tank, a second clamping part matched with the first clamping part is arranged on the connecting part, and the first clamping part is matched with the second clamping part, so that the water tank is clamped with the bracket, or the water tank is in threaded connection with the connecting part, or the water tank is connected with the connecting part through a screw or a bolt.

3. The dehumidifier of claim 1, wherein,

One end of the first water inlet pipe is connected with the first end part, and the other end of the first water inlet pipe is positioned in the accommodating space.

4. A dehumidifier as claimed in claim 3, wherein,

The other end of the first water inlet pipe is connected with a filtering piece.

5. Dehumidifier according to any of claims 1 to 4,

The second end part and the first connecting end part can be connected in a pluggable manner, and a sealing piece is arranged between the second end part and the first connecting end part.

6. The dehumidifier of claim 5, wherein,

The first connecting end part is sleeved on the outer side of the second end part, a sealing groove for accommodating the sealing element is formed in the inner side of the first connecting end part or the outer side of the second end part, a release stopping element is arranged on the inner side of the first connecting end part or the outer side of the second end part, and the sealing element is limited between the release stopping element and the sealing groove;

or the second end part is sleeved on the outer side of the first connecting end part, a sealing groove for accommodating the sealing element is formed in the inner side of the second end part or the outer side of the first connecting end part, a release-stopping element is arranged on the inner side of the second end part or the outer side of the first connecting end part, and the sealing element is limited between the release-stopping element and the sealing groove.

7. The dehumidifier of claim 6, wherein,

The first connecting end part is sleeved outside the second end part, a first guide inclined plane is arranged on the second end part, the anti-falling piece is positioned between the second end part and the first connecting end part, and a second guide inclined plane matched with the first guide inclined plane is arranged on the anti-falling piece; or alternatively

The second end part is sleeved on the outer side of the first connecting end part, a first guiding inclined plane is arranged on the first connecting end part, the anti-falling piece is positioned between the second end part and the first connecting end part, and a second guiding inclined plane matched with the first guiding inclined plane is arranged on the anti-falling piece.

8. The dehumidifier of claim 5, wherein,

The seal is in interference fit with the second end; and/or the seal is in interference fit with the first connection end.

9. The dehumidifier of claim 8, wherein,

The first connecting end part is sleeved outside the second end part, the sealing element is annular, the difference between the outer diameter of the second end part and the inner diameter of the sealing element is 0.5mm plus or minus 0.3mm, and the difference between the inner diameter of the first connecting end part and the outer diameter of the sealing element is 0.5mm plus or minus 0.3mm;

Or the second end part is sleeved on the outer side of the first connecting end part, the sealing element is annular, the difference between the outer diameter of the first connecting end part and the inner diameter of the sealing element is 0.5mm plus or minus 0.3mm, and the difference between the inner diameter of the second end part and the outer diameter of the sealing element is 0.5mm plus or minus 0.3mm.

10. Dehumidifier according to any of claims 1 to 4,

The first connection end is in clearance fit with the second end.

11. The dehumidifier of claim 10, wherein,

The first connecting end part is sleeved outside the second end part, and the difference value between the inner diameter of the first connecting end part and the outer diameter of the second end part is 0.5mm plus or minus 0.3mm; or alternatively

The second end part is sleeved outside the first connecting end part, and the difference value between the inner diameter of the second end part and the outer diameter of the first connecting end part is 0.5mm plus or minus 0.3mm.

12. Dehumidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising:

The water pump is arranged on the middle partition plate, a second water inlet pipe is connected between the water pump and the second connecting end part, and the water pump is used for pumping out water in the accommodating space.

13. Dehumidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising:

The dehumidifier comprises a shell, wherein the middle partition plate is positioned in the shell and divides the space in the shell into a water tank area and a non-water tank area, the heat exchanger of the dehumidifier is positioned in the non-water tank area, and the water tank can be detachably arranged in the water tank area.

14. The dehumidifier of claim 13, wherein,

And a water receiving disc is arranged on the middle partition plate, and the heat exchanger is positioned above the water receiving disc.

15. The dehumidifier of claim 14, wherein,

The water receiving disc is provided with a water receiving groove, the middle partition plate is provided with a water discharging joint communicated with the water receiving groove, the water discharging joint is provided with a switch for opening or closing the water discharging joint, and the middle partition plate is also provided with a water discharging port communicated with the water receiving groove and the accommodating space.